Dive Watch concept

Looks nice. I like the diamonds for the 12 o'clock markers. Not sure I've seen that before (or just haven't noticed it if others have already done it).

Thank you for your comment Jedi I appreciate and hope you will be a customer one day and same with you ayadai and I definitely see what you mean and I'll definitely consider it and do some more drawings and see if I like it thank you for your honesty!!!!

Hi there, love the design, but imho try other hands and see how they fit. Maybe to simular for a dive watch? Try cathedral hands or a modified mercedes or nice arrow hands and take a look😉

Also what movement are you planning to use?

Please if you use Myiota take a 9000 series and not a 8000 series. Small difference in the number, big difference in reality👀

Also a nice addition would be to use old radium lume but with the green shine on the minutehand and the triangle on the bezel😜

Also i would limit the text on the dial to the minimum-> less is more-> The model name is enough😉

I would also write 20 bar or 200m and not 20 atm and preferably on the caseback. That's the right space for all the specs, like professional diver or 200m.

Also a really nice adittion, which i can't see in the scetch would be a red indicator, when the crown is unscrewd. Thats not a complicated thing to do, but helps so much, especially for watch enthusiasts.

Depending on the price and the shipping conditions to europe i would be interested to buy one😎

I believe the one of the Blancpain 50 Fathoms uses diamond markers, at least at the bezel zero position.

First off, I quite like your design. I can see areas if inspiration from other watches, but nothing jumps out as a direct copy, which is great. It’s difficult to create an original design.

Have you thought about fully marking the bezel with timing increments? Personally I think that would be a great addition. Though you may want to hold a poll as some may find that it cramps the bezel. Personally I think it makes the bezel far more useful if it’s fully marked across the scale.

I think it looks very cool. Must have taken a huge amount of time to get to this point. Great job

Love the dial, beads of rice bracelet and overall design. I think the Fifty Fathoms, or at least some variants of it use a diamond at the 12. Looks great to me though! I’m not a massive fan of the shape of the hour and minute hands though.

Additionally, I will admit to being curious as to the movement that will be going into this and whether it will actually be “Made in the USA”. As I understand it, there is a specific standard regulated by the FTC that needs to be followed to have that marking on a product, which is why you often see “American Assembly” or “Designed in…”, etc.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_USA

Nice, clean, classic design. I personally would prefer a lighter shade of lume (more eggshell than mustard). The lugs seem pretty long too. What’s the lug to lug?

Cool dial and bezel. Digging the diamonds and the second hand. And your minute hand length, minute track is on point. No date too, so win there.

I agree with some others about playing a bit with handset.

Also after seeing my Momentum Sea Quartz in person, something to be said about how different a greenish tinge lume looks vs everybody else.

Overall liking the design.

Far as movement is concerned, I get not capable of 100% made in US, but I'd pay as much for the next best thing, which is Ameriquartz movement, locally made case, American assembly and timing.

But I feel like that will negatively impact the price point, and most would complain. I'd be happy to pay, but I'm guessing I'm in a minority sadly. 😟

PS - Go against the flow even more and do a countdown 🤪

Edit: Even more unique, countdown AND destro 🤯

Solid yeti thank you for your comment I'll see about playing with the handsets,the prototype will house a Americron 7A20 movement and if I like it I'll use if not I will change the text on the dial and I'll use a sellitta sw200-1

Thank you for you comment Chronomaster the lug to lug would be 47 mm

Thank. You cota123 it has taken some time but it's worth it,I want to make something people can enjoy and even one day when I'm old and gray people can still enjoy it!!

Thank you Tourbillon for your comment,j wanted to desighn something with character and more than just another watch or a copy I feel those kind of watches are everywhere,I will definitely look at the bezels!!

Righthandwatches thank you for your insight and comments I will definitely look at other handsets and see if I like it,I am planning to use a americron 7A20 movement but for production probably use the sellita sw200-1

Sounds good🤝🏼

Hi, I love the case shape and size, the large crown, 20mm lug width, I love the diamond at 12 and on the bezel, the minimalist look of the bezel is stunning.

I'm not really sure what the brushed top and sides with polished bevelled edge will add, I can't remember ever seeing this before and I think there may be a reason for that, but if it's something you've seen and like then go with it.

To get a clearer picture and potentially to give more options for future variations on the model. Which vintage motorcycle did you take inspiration from? Perhaps you could use the shape of the hand on the speedometer to define the shape of the hour and minute hands. Thus giving you future scope for different models.

As an aside. I feel like the dial indices would look much better if they were smaller, diamond same size on the bezel and the others shrunk proportionally.

Thank you for your comment and I have three other variations on the watch,what inspired the watch was the bike and character from "the wild one" (1953) the bike is triumph thunderbird 6T

I know I’m in the minority, but I just find that “dive” watches have been done to death. “Sport” and “dress” pieces leave more room for true originality and design.

Thank you for your comment! I do agree but I think dive watches is a great place for me to start and still have different designs I am planning on dress watches in the future I love dress watch and all but I want to start somewhere and move toward the other styles and I hope to see you as a customer one day maybe when I make sport and dress watches!!!

Great choice, the second hand is very similar to the Ammeter hand on some models, fine work.

Concept artist here! Great job on the dial design. Played around with the bezel markers, I think there's an untapped opportunity to really hit a unique identity with your designs and make it stand out from traditional dive watches.

Thank you for your comment and I definitely see the difference I appreciate you insight and I'll play around and see what I can do with the bezel and I hope to see you as a customer one day !!!

Speaking of vintage motorcycles, I had a 1978 BMW R90S. I bought it second hand, but since that was 1980 I don’t think it qualified as vintage then.

I don't know if it's vintage but they are nice and beautiful motorcycles you have great taste!!!

love it 🙏🏻

Thank you for your comment !!!!

I'm not so into dive watches but your bezel design is cool, as some have already highlighted. Just a couple of possibly ignorant questions:

1. Do divers really need to have the dot hour indices? Are slightly broader baton indices less legible/ visible than dot indices depending on diving conditions? In gist, is it functionally superior in legibility vs. baton indices? I may be mistaken, but if I recall correctly, there are a good number of Seiko dive watches that don't use dot indices, which make those particular models stand out visually from others.

2. Are these typical case shapes more sell-able? If this dive watch is a tool watch, have you thought of trying tool-ish case designs? Or were you really going for the vintage look?

That's it for now. Cheers to you, bud! 🍻

@hakki501 I thank you for your comment and questions,yes the dot would be more legible do to size but lume mostly matters I feel especially while underwater where it is darker ,and the watch case I was going for a vintage look and with beveled edges as well as polished with brushed satin on the top it gives it a nice look and a nice feel the prototype is in process as well as I'll try bead of rice braclet and a nitrile rubber braclet I might include two straps when whom ever buys the watch, hope this helped,if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask I'll be more pleased to answer any of them,have a great day!

I really think your concept is confused.

Your inspiration is said to be vintage divers and vintge motorcycles.

firstly, who looks at a dive watch and thinks "this could stand to be a bit more motorbike-y"?

Second, I really can't see any manifestation of your inspiration in your design. I would maybe expect to see a dial inspired by vintage bike instrument clusters; or a finish that evokes the chrome/black or paint finishes of classic bikes; or a case that maybe evokes the fins of an air-cooled engine; or something.

It's like the old adage in cinema - show, don't tell. It's not enough to tell us you're inspired by vintage motorcycles, you've got to show us.

If you look at some of the most successful microbrands - think Zelos, Stratton, Brew, Farer and so on - they have a design language that is uniquely their own. I think that is what your design is lacking.

This watch seems to lack any kind of unique selling point. You have presented an unremarkably generic skin diver design; the sort of design that many of us have seen a hundred times before. There's nothing fundementally wrong with the design, but at best it could be described as inoffensive.

That said, I wish you well with your endeavour.

@English_archer I thank you for your comment mostly what I based off vintage motorcycle was the style of the logo and the simplistic desighn I feel older motorcycles had, generic maybe but this is my first watch and I am happy with it,I will tho definitely work on the next watch I make and try to find something unique and fun I have Ideas but I need to do testing on it,I hope in the future I make a watch that really knocks your socks off!!!!